Table 1

Mean (SE) values of LFA-1 andl-selectin expression

Healthy
non-smokers
Smokers with
normal lung
function
COPD
patients
LFA-1 (MFI)
 Basal conditions35   (1)31  (2)32  (2)
 After TNFα30 (2)28 (2)27 (1)
l-selectin (MFI)
 Basal conditions100 (6)87 (5)94 (9)
 After TNFα3.2 (0.2)1-150 3.4 (0.3)1-150 3.3 (0.2)1-150
  • MFI = mean fluorescence intensity.

  • 1-150 p<0.01 compared with basal conditions.